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Household of John Thomson (born 1809, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scourie, Sutherland, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1809 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza F Thomson, born in 1816 in Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1846 in Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), John's Servant, William (born 1852 in Invernessshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Marion (born 1860 in Sutherland, Scotland) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Sutherland, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza F

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Elliot

Servant
Male

William

Kerr

Servant
Female

Marion

Stewart

Servant
Female

Margaret

McLeod

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

72

1809

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Eliza F

Thomson

Wife

Married

65

1816

Sutherland, Scotland

William

Elliot

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Lochbroom, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

William

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Invernessshire, Scotland

Marion

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Sutherland, Scotland

Margaret

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Sutherland, Scotland

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